Wagon end-gate.



J. G. HASTINGS.

WAGON END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I6. 1916.

1,213,633., Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

' Il'ninfi @Fl ilGitl UVAGGBT END-GATE.

Application filed March 16, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James G. l-Lisrixes, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at 0rd, in the county of Valley, State of No braska, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Wagon End-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the i vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wagon end-gates and is directed more particularly to an endgate designed for employment in connection with a wagon bed or box in which it is desired to transport grains.

Considerable diiilculty has been experienced with vehicles in which grain is transpori'ged to obtain a tight fit between the endgate and wagonbox so that leakage of grain etween the joints will be obviated.

It is accordingly the primary purpose of this invention to produce an end-gate embodying means of novel construction and arrangement by which the gate may be tightly held within the wagon-box and such grain leakage prevented.

It is further a purpose of the present invention to provide an end-gate which may be instantly removed from and replaced in the wagon-box and in which the securing means therefor will tightly clamp and lock the gate against displacement from the box.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means of novel construction and convenient manipulation for detachably securing the end-gate within the wagon-box.

iVith the above and other objects of similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a wagon-box with the invention associated therewith. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1 with the gate in position to be inserted, and, Fig. at is a detail perspective view of the gate securin means in partially open position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is illustrated in conventional form a wagon-box including a bottom and side members 11, stops 12 being provided on the inner faces of the side members at points adjacent the rear ends thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan, 23, 191-7.

Serial 110. 1,848.

iii-ranged on one of the side members in spaced relation to its stop 12, is a cleat 13 to which is suitably secured a metallic strip 14 forming one element of a detachable conection between the end-gate 18 and wagonbox. This plate 1 1 has its inner longitudinal edge directed laterally at 15 toward the adjacent side member and its free end portion then. returned as at 16 in angular rela- 'on to said laterally directed portion the cat -8 being cut-away ant. grooved as at 7 receive and hold against displacement said free end portion 16. The other element f the detachable connection is secured i ong one edge of the gate 18 and comprises metallic strip 19 having a longitudinal i e portion thereof curved outwardly from h gate as at 20 and terminating in an longated heel; or rebent portion 21, the ad- 'acent end face of the being curved as from the strip to clear the adjacent stop when applying the gat to the wagonox. A second strip 23 is secured to the ite along the opposite edge thereof from e strip 19 and has its outer longitudinal edge 2% extended laterally at substantially right angles to the gate. Hinged at 25 to the other side member 11 is a lever 26, the free end of which is reduced as at 27 and terminates in a cut away portion 28 resul ing in a shoulder or extension 29. lhe lever 26 is further provided on its inner face adjacent the hinge with a transverse rib or elongated projection 30 which projection is adapted to cooperate with the extension 2% to securely clamp the end-gate within the wagon-box.

In applying the gate 18 to the wagon-box, the same is positioned as indicated in Fig. 3, to engage the portions 20 and 21 of the strip 19 about the portions 15 and 16 of the strip 14, there being thus provided between the gate and wagon-box a detachable hinge connection on which the gate is swung inwardly to bind against the stops 12. When the gate is moved to position to engage the stops 12, the lever 26 is grasped and swung inwardly toward the gate to bring the rib or projection 30 into engagement with the strip 23 and its extension 24-, said projection serving as a cam whereby, upon continued movement of the lever, the gate will be forced inwardly and tightly clamped against the stops. It will also be noted that the projection 30 by engaging the extension 2 1 will further serve to move the end-gate laterally and bind frictionally together the strips l t and 19 whereby relative movement thereof and accidental vertical displacement of the gate will be prevented.

A gravity keeper 31, eccentrioally pivoted at 32 to the gate 1.8, is provided to secure the lever 26 in clamping position and is so.

shaped as in one position to clear the cut away and shoulder portions 28 and 29 of the lever, the lever being moved beyond the keeper and the latter then swung to the position shown in Fig. 1 to prevent displacement of the lever. By reason of its eccentric mounting, the keeper 32 will be held by gravity in locking relation to the lever and such shocks and jars to which the wagon-box may be subjected will not serve to dislodge the same.

To more positively clamp that end of the gate remote from the lever, and at the same time lock the detachable hinge connection the strip 14: upon movement of the gate laterally of the wagon-box, will ride upon the curved portion 20 of the strip 19, there by acting in the nature of a cam to force the adjacent gate end against the related stop 12 and sin'iultaneously drawing the edge of the rebent portion 21 of the strip 19 into frictional engagement with the portion 16 f of the strip 14.

What I claim is The combination with spaced slde members provided with stops, of an end gate, a cleat secured to one of the side members in spaced relation to its stop, a plate secured to the cleat with its inner edge directed laterally into the space between the cleat and stop and then rebent and directed at an angle thereto to engage within a groove provided in the cleat, a plate secured to one end of the gate and having the free edge portion thereof curved outwardly from the plane of the gate and, terminally rebent to provide a hook adapted to detachably embrace the rebentportion of the first named plate, and means for moving the gatetrans: versely of the side members, to cause the rebent portion of the first named plate to ride upon the curved portion of the second named plate and force the adjacent gate end against the stop, the free edge portion of the second named plate beingsimultaneously moved to frictionally lock against the angular portion of the first named plate, said means additionally serving to clamp the other end of the gate against the related stop.

In testimony whereof, I atfix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES G. HASTINGS.

Witnesses:

R. N. STAPLE, R. L. DUNHAM.

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